Ruth Muehlenhaupt Riese

Ruth M Riese, 78, of Oshkosh, was born October 29, 1928 in the Town of Trenton. Our mother and dad were married on September 23, 1950 and never spent a day apart. Two weeks ago our dad decided to go to heaven and get things ready. Mother could wait no longer and joined him on January 26, 2007.Our mother was the best teacher we ever had. She taught us to appreciated the simple things in life; a walk on the park, the character of a tree, the fragrance of a flower, the excitement that a book can create, a lazy snow fall, sunshine, a gentle rain and the changing of the season.. Her passions were reading, going to breakfast and flowers.Our dad gave us the love of laughter, mother taught us about life. Her final lesson was the most personal and intimate she had to share. She taught us about death and dying. We feel so honored that she allowed us to experience this together.Mother graduated from Markesan High School in 1946 and then the Business School in Milwaukee. She worked in a secretarial capacity at SNC then at the Radford Ca ompany until her retirement. She is survived by her daughters Andrea Olson and Mark Lindstromm of Green Bay, Annemarie Riese, son-in-law Terry Kisner, grandson Mitchell Kisner all of Seattle, Washington, brother and sister-in-law Gilbert and Eunice Muehlenhaupt of Beaver Dam, sister-in-law Mary Lou Muehlenhaupt of Markesan. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents August John and Ida Elsbeth Muehlenhaupt, and a brother Guenther Muehlenhaupt.A remberance gathering for Ruth and her husband Wayne will be held on Friday Feb. 2, 2007 from 10 a.m. until noon at Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home-East.In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Kidney Foundation or Alzheimer Research.